CICS Systems Programmer

Senior Systems Engineer III - CICS Systems Programmer 

Overview 

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer III - CICS Systems Programmer to support the integrity, performance, configuration, documentation, and reliability of server operating systems, hardware, storage, and/or application software within an assigned area of responsibility. 

This role is well suited for someone with strong mainframe, systems programming, troubleshooting, documentation, audit, disaster recovery, and performance management experience. 

 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Maintain and monitor usage, performance, and resources for assigned systems, hardware, storage, and/or application software. 

• Troubleshoot day-to-day technical issues related to assigned systems and platforms. 

• Develop, configure, customize, document, and modify system configurations. 

• Support patching and version maintenance activities. 

• Schedule testing and maintain documentation related to audit requirements and disaster recovery planning. 

• Maintain technical documentation for assigned software, hardware management tools, and appliances. 

• Participate in audit and disaster recovery practices and activities. 

• Participate in root-cause problem analysis across technology and business areas as needed. 

• Perform capacity planning and performance tuning activities for assigned areas of responsibility. 

• Assist in developing entry-level personnel through mentoring, technical training, and related support. 

Required Qualifications 

• Seven years of experience in one or more of the following areas: system administration on Windows, Unix, or another distributed platform; systems programming on a mainframe platform; storage management within a large SAN environment; software development; internal audit; or information security. 

• In lieu of seven years of experience, a bachelor''s degree and five years of experience in one or more of the same areas is acceptable. 

• Experience demonstrating strong logical reasoning, problem-solving, and analytical skills. 

• Ability to translate technical knowledge in a way that supports another person''s understanding. 

• Experience working with team members, team leads, end users, business partners, and management during day-to-day operations and project-based activities. 

• Ability to help ensure software and hardware functionality, performance, and availability. 

• Willingness to develop and train entry-level staff on operational and systems management tasks related to the area of expertise. 

• Experience managing day-to-day operational workload and assigned projects within established deadlines and timeframes. 

• Organizational skills to work with vendors and notify management and team members of pending patches, upgrades, and functionality enhancements. 

• Experience maintaining and monitoring usage, performance, and resources while troubleshooting day-to-day issues. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. 

• Experience documenting initial system configuration, change management, audit, disaster recovery, and business continuity information while keeping required system documentation up to date. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor''s degree in IT or a related field. 

• Advanced-level certification in mainframe, Db2 database, network, UNIX/Linux, or storage designations in a systems engineering track. 

• Experience leading mid-scale IT infrastructure projects. 

• Experience working in an IBM z/OS mainframe environment. 

• Knowledge of CICS architecture, internal interfaces, and resource management. 

• CICS systems programming experience. 

• SMP/E experience. 

• CICSPlex configuration and management experience. 

• Understanding of common mainframe utilities and programming languages such as COBOL, JCL, SQL, and REXX. 

• Performance and capacity management experience using BMC tools. 

• CICS application programming experience. 

• Familiarity with other core mainframe products such as Db2 and MQ. 

• BMC tools support experience, including installation, configuration, and maintenance. 

• Automation development experience using languages and tools such as REXX, Python, YAML, and Ansible. 

Ideal Candidate 

• Experienced in supporting complex systems environments with a focus on reliability, performance, and availability. 

• Comfortable troubleshooting operational issues and participating in root-cause analysis. 

• Strong documentation habits across configuration, change management, audit, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities. 

• Able to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across day-to-day operations and project work. 

• Interested in mentoring and helping entry-level staff grow technically. 

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.